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OpenAI disbands mission alignment team; plus, xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands Feb 12, 2026

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The team's leader has been given a new role as OpenAI's Chief Futurist, while the other team members have been reassigned throughout the company.

Also, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available.

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UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth; plus, Feb 12, 2026

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Upscrolled, a social network that surged in the wake of the U.S. TikTok deal, has seen an uptick in harmful content, including user names and hashtags that contain racial slurs.

Also, Threads' new feature lets users tell Threads what they temporarily want to see more or less of in their feed.

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An ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics Feb 11, 2026

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Czech ice dancers Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek are learning the hard way that LLMs sometimes spit out straight-up plagiarism.

Also, an OpenAI executive denied allegations that she engaged in discrimination.

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Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE; plus, Nearly half of xAI’s founding team has now left the company Feb 11, 2026

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The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

Also, out of the twelve-person xAI founding team, only seven are still at the company (counting Elon).

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Trump EPA reportedly seeks to revoke landmark air pollution rule; plus, Spotify hits a record 751M monthly users Feb 10, 2026

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EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is reportedly expected to repeal the 2009 "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. climate regulatory efforts.

Also, Spotify credited a successful Wrapped campaign and new features in its free tier for its rapid user growth

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So, what’s going on with Musicboard?; plus, Lidar-maker Ouster buys vision company StereoLabs Feb 10, 2026

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Is Musicboard shutting down? Company says no, but users are worried.

Also, Ouster is paying $35 million along with 1.8 million shares.

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Ex-Googlers are building infrastructure to help companies understand their video data Feb 09, 2026

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Founded by former Google Japan leaders, InfiniMind is building enterprise AI to turn vast, unused video archives into searchable, actionable business intelligence.

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New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers; plus, San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march drew dozens Feb 09, 2026

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Although the bill’s prospects are uncertain, New York is at least the sixth state to consider pausing construction of new data centers.

Also, a march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday.

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Reddit looks to AI search as its next big opportunity; plus, AWS revenue continues to soar as cloud demand remains high Feb 06, 2026

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Reddit says its search business, including AI answers, is an "enormous" opportunity.

Also, AWS recorded its best quarter, in terms of revenue growth, in 13 quarters in Q4 2025 as AI drives AWS adoption.

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OpenAI launches a way for enterprises to build and manage AI agents; plus, Anthropic releases Opus 4.6 with new ‘agent teams’ Feb 06, 2026

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OpenAI launched Frontier, a new platform designed for enterprises to build and deploy agents while treating them like human employees.

Also, the newest version of Anthropic's model is designed to broaden its appeal.

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